Oh before I go on, I’d like to shout out to my slammin’ supahdope peeps up in Camelot, word to ya grail, holmes.

Qaseem Ali Uqdah, who was a Marine for 21-years before becoming the Executive Director at American Muslim Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Council, now fears a “witch-hunt” like that which followed September 11, 2001.

Yeah, I still shudder when I recall those mobs of armed, angry WASPs pillaging Islamic neighborhoods, torches and nooses held aloft, lynching everyone in a keffiyeh.  Right terrible, it was.

Nothing at all like the level-headed, brow-furrowed concern of Islam to the mere rumor of someone wiping their ass with a page of the Koran.

“you pay - we play”

Congressional Hispanics [Congressional Hispanic Caucus] have threatened to vote against the bill because of a last-minute threat from within the Democratic Caucus to bolster the House bill’s immigration restrictions to match those included in the Senate Finance bill.

...they’re also fighting President Barack Obama, the original sponsor of the language prohibiting illegal immigrants from accessing the public health insurance exchange.

Ok—so y’all [uds].  You want US citizens to pay for the health insurance of folks from citizens of other countries.  Are you limiting that to citizens of Mexico?  Want to include citizens of El Salvador?  Honduras? Do those citizens of other countries even need to reside [*cough*illegally*cough*] in the US?  Why?

What about those living in the US who are citizens of China?  India?  Waziristan?  Alpha Centauri? How’re ya gonna differentiate under the law—a[n] Hispanic test?

rly?!?

A police officer who intervened to stop a shooting spree at America’s biggest military base was hailed today a heroine as she received treatment for the wounds received in a shoot-out with the gunman.

Major Nidal Hasan, an army psychiatrist due to be posted to Afghanistan, shot dead 13 people and wounded 30 others after opening fire with two handguns at Fort Hood yesterday afternoon.

But the death toll from the rampage could have been far worse had it not been for the actions of Sergeant Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer stationed at the base who was the first on the scene as Major Hasan picked off his victims....

I hear that Dr. Joe Medicine Crow was around, and so I want to give a shout out to that Congressional Medal of Honor winner.

Well, except....

...Joe Medicine Crow didn’t win the Congressional Medal of Honor. He won the Presidential Medal of Freedom (given to him by Obama, no less) and the Congressional Gold Medal…

vamping to Teh Narrative

WTH?!?  Passed by Lou Dobbs’ coverage of the Ft Hood incident last nite.  Heard General Honore, among others, holding forth on the extreme stress of the military fighting on two fronts while the rest of the nation is not at war.

His point is apt—but not relevant in the way it was presented to the Ft Hood story.  The few facts that had emerged at that point demonstrated that.

The way it is relevant is all over the nooz. 

So far, what is emerging is a portrait of a disgruntled soldier.  Why he was disgruntled is the point.

He identified himself as Palestinian, though he was born in VA.

He took extra weapons training, didn’t fit in, “was mortified by the idea of being deployed” in Iraq and couldn’t handle being called camel jockey by his fellows.

There is more—piles more—some of which will turn out to be bogus an some which needs more investigation, but the early picture is pretty clear.

But the MSM won’t touch it.  Watch ‘em twist and turn to day to avoid even mentioning the shooter’s actual motivations, flinging blame hither and yon. 

Gen. Honore is right; this nation is not at war with those who make war against us.

Soldiers ... reported that the gunman shouted “Allahu Akbar!” as he fired on his fellow soldiers, the base commander said Friday.

Yep.  Just “workplace violence.”
That and a touch of “Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder.”

people noticed

President Obama didn’t wait long after Tuesday’s devastating elections to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships.

After news broke out of the shooting at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, the nation watched in horror as the toll of dead and injured climbed. The White House was notified immediately and by late afternoon, word went out that the president would speak about the incident prior to a previously scheduled appearance. At about 5 p.m., cable stations went to the president. The situation called for not only his trademark eloquence, but also grace and perspective.

But instead of a somber chief executive offering reassuring words and expressions of sympathy and compassion, viewers saw a wildly disconnected and inappropriately light president making introductory remarks. At the event, a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian affairs, the president thanked various staffers and offered a “shout-out” to “Dr. Joe Medicine Crow—that Congressional Medal of Honor winner.” Three minutes in, the president spoke about the shooting, in measured and appropriate terms. Who is advising him?

Anyone at home aware of the major news story of the previous hours had to have been stunned. An incident like this requires a scrapping of the early light banter. The president should apologize for the tone of his remarks, explain what has happened, express sympathy for those slain and appeal for calm and patience until all the facts are in. That’s the least that should occur.

Indeed, an argument could be made that Obama should have canceled the Indian event, out of respect for people having been murdered at an Army post a few hours before. That would have prevented any sort of jarring emotional switch at the event.

Did the president’s team not realize what sort of image they were presenting to the country at this moment? The disconnect between what Americans at home knew had been going on—and the initial words coming out of their president’s mouth was jolting, if not disturbing.

An Army psychiatrist who opened fire at Fort Hood, Texas, killing 12 people and wounding 31 others, was shot but captured alive, military officials said late Thursday.

The gunman, identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was wounded at the scene but was captured alive and was in stable condition, Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone, commanding general of the Army’s III Corps, said at a press conference late Thursday.

Eleven of the victims died at the scene, military officials said. A 12th died later at a hospital, NBC station KCEN-TV of Waco reported. Cone said that most of those who were shot were military but two were civilians.

sparckle wrote on 11/05/2009 08:33:54 PM:

Nobody know what atrocities this man heard about from the ones who’d gone before him. They might have pushed the most sane of all over the edge. It was a horrific act, yet we don’t as of yet know the reason why.
Nobody here is an expert on an individual that they’d not even heard of until a few hours ago.
I’ll withhold judgement until I know more.

From a HotAir update:
...he talked about his deployment and said he didn’t want to kill other Muslims…

I asked our KisP roving reporter ThomasM on the scene of today’s DC Tea Party protest to pick out some photos for us that he thought best represented the day…

Jeri Thompson,

Jeri Thompson,

and Jeri Thompson

Close the book.

[*] OBAMA: Please, everybody, have a seat. Let me first of all just thank Ken and the entire Department of the Interior staff for organizing just an extraordinary conference.

I want to thank my Cabinet members and senior administration officials who participated today. I hear that Dr. Joe Medicine Crow (ph) was around, and so I want to give a shout out to that Congressional Medal of Honor winner. It’s good to see you.

(APPLAUSE)

My understanding is is that you had an extremely productive conference. I want to thank all of you for coming and for your efforts, and I want to give you my solemn guarantee that this is not the end of a process, but the beginning of a process and that we are going to follow up.

We are going to follow up. Every single member of my team understands that this is a top priority for us. I want you to know that, as I said this morning, this—this is not something that we just give lip service to. And we are going to keep on working with you to make sure that the first Americans (ph) get the best possible chances in life in a way that’s consistent with your extraordinary traditions and culture and values.

Now, I have to say, though, that beyond that, I had planned to make some broader remarks about the challenges that lay ahead for Native Americans as well as collaboration with our administration.

But as some of you might have heard, there has been a tragic shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.…

... I want all of you to know that as commander-in-chief, there’s no greater honor, but also no greater responsibility for me than to make sure that the extraordinary men and women in uniform are properly cared for an that their safety and security when they are at home is provided for.

So we are going to stay on this, but I hope in the meantime that all of you recognize the scope of this tragedy and keep everybody in their thoughts and prayers. Again, thank you for your participation here today. I am confident that this is going to be resulting in terrific work between this government and your governments in the weeks, the months and years to come. .....................

~Click Click~

Riley’s Farm

A pair of mass shootings at Ft. Hood military post in Texas left at least 7 dead and 20 wounded Thursday, and one suspected gunman is on the loose, the Army said.

A massive manhunt was under way for the suspect at large, Fox News confirmed, and one person was in custody. The New York Post said that there were two shooters at the Army post massacre; other reports said there were three.

An Army spokesman at the Pentagon said the shootings began about 1:30 p.m. Thursday at a personnel and medical processing center at Ft. Hood.

Lt. Col. Nathan Banks said two shooters were apparently involved. There is no word yet on who they were, nor on the identities of the dead.

The second incident took place at a theater on Ft. Hood, according to Banks…

Tea Party protesters are sheep, easily herded and easily led. A pitiful cross-section of duped sub-Americans.

always liked this guy

Thousands of Tea Party activists [about 10,000 by noon] descended on Washington Thursday to protest the trillion dollar health care bill and government spending, holding signs protesting Barack Obama’s agenda while aiming chants of “you work for us” at the Capitol building....

...along with celebrity conservatives Jon Voight and John Ratzenberger…

John Ratzenberger:  Money/Mouth same place.

The Seattle Sons & Daughters of Liberty:
A Seattle Action Network

Call, fax, email congress NOW!

Operation House Call is ON! NOW IS THE TIME TO MELT EVERY LINE OF COMMUNICATION - DC first, then locally. FLOOD these offices with messages!

For the phone/fax numbers of nationally targeted Representatives and Senators, click here: http://bit.ly/3QgjZs.

Locally, call these guys:

Rep. Jay Inslee, Washington, 1st
http://www.house.gov/inslee/
DC Office Number:  (202) 225-6311, DC Fax Number: (202) 226-1606
Local Office Number: (360) 598-2342, Local Fax Number: (360) 598-3650

Rep. Adam Smith, Washington, 9th
http://adamsmith.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-8901
Local Office Number: (253) 593-6600, Local Fax Number: (253) 593-6776

Rep. Brian Baird, Washington 3rd
http://www.baird.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3536, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-2478
Local Office Number: (360) 695-6292, Local Fax Number: (360) 695-6197

EVEN BETTER: if you can deliver a handwritten letter to their district offices IN ADDTION to calling nationally targeted Reps., you can really make a difference!!

Michelle Bachmann, Jon Voight, Mark Levin and thousands of fellow patriots are gathering on the Capitol steps RIGHT NOW to fight the health care DEform bill! Support their efforts by calling!

IN LIBERTY!

Liberty Belle

BERLIN —

Fans hoping to catch a glimpse of U2’s free concert celebrating 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall will have to “scale these city walls” after organizers threw up a massive barrier to block the view for those without tickets…

it’s not just for old folks

On line 17, p. 110, section 222 under “Abortions for which Public Funding is Allowed” the Health and Human Services Secretary is given the authority to determine when abortion is allowed under the government-run plan.  The Speaker’s plan also requires that at least one insurance plan offered in the Exchange covers abortions.

What is even more alarming is that a monthly abortion premium will be charged of all enrollees in the government-run plan.  It’s right there on line 16, page 96, section 213, under “Insurance Rating Rules.” The premium will be paid into a U.S. Treasury account - and these federal funds will be used to pay for the abortion services.

Section 213 describes the process in which the Health Benefits Commissioner is to assess the monthly premiums that will be used to pay for elective abortions under the government-run plan.  The Commissioner must charge at a minimum $1 per enrollee per month.

A student with an “Obama” haircut at Wright Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin, listens to President Barack Obama speak as he visits the area, November 4, 2009.

White Feather speaks

OBAMA:

...a couple of summers ago… I was adopted into the nation by a wonderful couple, Hartford and Mary Black Eagle. ... Only in America could the adopted son of Crow Indians grow up to be the president of the United States.
[emph mine - e~C]

...

We know the history that we share. It’s a history marked by violence and disease and deprivation. Treaties were violated. Promises were broken. You were told your lands, your religion, your cultures, your languages were not yours to keep.

...Some of your reservations face unemployment rates of up to 80 percent. Roughly a quarter of all Native Americans live in poverty. More than 14 percent of all reservation homes don’t have electricity. And 12 percent don’t have access to a safe water supply.

...

[flings fresh-printed dollars]

...

OBAMA: This is harder than it looks.

clarity

Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday approved a sweeping climate change bill without any Republicans present.

Republicans had boycotted the committee’s work on the bill, insisting on a cost analysis of the proposal by the EPA.

[Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.)] “I am deeply disappointed by Chairman Boxer’s decision to violate the rules and longstanding precedent of the committee. The Republicans offered a clear path forward to a bipartisan markup, but it was summarily rejected by Chairman Boxer. Instead, she decided to ignore the entreaties of all 6 ranking members from Senate committees with some share of jurisdiction over climate change legislation, as well as leading moderates in the Senate. Her action signals the death knell for the Kerry Boxer bill.”

Headlines from the Year 2020

-- Rare July snowstorm disrupts track-and-field events at Chicago Olympics; police round up global-warming deniers

-- Pennsylvania court faces hate-crime quandary: Muslim immigrant murdered gay-rights activist who opposed construction of mosque

[RTWT]

or is that Wii

When asked by CNSNews.com what specific part of the Constitution authorizes Congress to mandate that individuals must purchase health insurance, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) pointed to the part of the Constitution that he says authorizes the federal government “to provide for the health, welfare and the defense of the country.” In fact, the word “health” appears nowhere in the Constitution.

“Well, that’s under certainly the laws of the--protect the health, welfare of the country,” said Burris. “That’s under the Constitution. We’re not even dealing with any constitutionality here. Should we move in that direction? What does the Constitution say? To provide for the health, welfare and the defense of the country.”

That’s not the constitution I knew.

HotAir

YMMV

Dr. Arnold Klein, who was Jacko’s friend and doctor for years, claims the singer thought it was ‘funny’ to wee in cups in front of an audience.

...there were numerous times when Jackson would pee in the doctor’s home in a cup around groups of people, including children. Klein says Jackson would also pee in front of other people in his office.

Get Well Soon

Yesterday Glenn Beck left the air abruptly citing he was feeling poorly. Turns out he has appendicitis. Conspiratorialists believe the White House got to the Conservative talk show host. Beck who devotes four hours a day on both radio and Fox New to spreading sunshine on the White House and its Mao/Marist administration.

[GBeck’s Twitter] “I just realized my tonsils are missing. ...”

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Vice President Joseph R. Biden rolled through this rural military town on Monday, becoming the latest political heavyweight to weigh in…
...Mr. Biden’s appearance. ...

Some dumb irrelevant snowbilly chick’s FaceBook page.

The concrete wall that divided the city of Berlin for 28 years is suddenly splitting a segment of Los Angeles’ art community just as the 20th anniversary of the wall’s falling nears.

The trouble began earlier this month when the Wende Museum installed several segments of the original Berlin Wall on Wilshire Boulevard.

Kent Twitchell, whose larger-than-life paintings cover entire walls and sides of freeways, said he planned to “bookend” two sections of the wall with portraits of President John F. Kennedy, who denounced the barrier in a Berlin speech in 1961, and President Ronald Reagan, who famously demanded, “Tear down this wall!” shortly before it came down in 1989.

But as he rushed to finish the portraits, Twitchell said he was told by organizers that he could leave one of the paintings in his studio: There was no room for both.

~ * ~
Twitchell complained that once the project’s organizers ran out of room they indicated they wanted him to show up with Kennedy, not Reagan, when he mounts his work on the 10-foot-high wall across the street from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Saturday…

Declaring there should be “no excuse for mediocrity” in public schools, President Obama on Wednesday pledged to push for recruitment of better teachers, better pay for those who succeed and dismissal of those who let their students down.

When principals are trying to determine which teachers are doing well, he said, they should be able to consider student performance as part of the evaluation.

For instance, whether the little darlings can all carry a tune and stay on key.